Officials said when officers approached the vehicle, they noticed a gun tucked between the man's legs.

Author:
WFAA Staff

Published:
5:41 AM CDT August 13, 2019

Updated:
12:46 PM CDT August 14, 2019

Updated 12:40 p.m. Wednesday with man's identity.

Officials are investigating after a man shot himself during a traffic stop Monday night.

Duncanville police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation around 9:30 p.m. Monday near a parking lot of a car dealership on Cockrell Hill Road and Camp Wisdom Road, according to Dallas County Sheriff's Department.

When officers approached the vehicle, officials said they noticed a gun in between the man's legs. That's when officers backed away, and a SWAT team was called to the scene, officials said.

Officials said they deployed a drone to approach the vehicle. SWAT then used a distraction device and found the driver dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.